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Install fdk-aac with Homebrew, apk, apt, Nix

Standalone library of the Fraunhofer FDK AAC code from Android. Version 2.0.3 via Homebrew; verified from local package data.

Install commandSecurity notes

install

Additional install commands

macOS

Homebrewverified · 100%
brew install fdk-aac

local Homebrew formula metadata

Linux

Alpine Linux apkverified · 92%
sudo apk add fdk-aac

Alpine Linux edge package indexes · fdk-aac · source: dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org

Debian aptverified · 92%
sudo apt install aac-enc

Debian stable package indexes · aac-enc · source: deb.debian.org

Nixverified · 92%
nix profile install nixpkgs#fdk_aac

nixpkgs package indexes · pkgs/by-name/fd/fdk_aac/package.nix · source: api.github.com

overview

Package summary

Standalone library of the Fraunhofer FDK AAC code from Android

Commands and aliases

  • aac-enc

history

Project history and usage

FDK AAC is the standalone packaging of Fraunhofer's FDK AAC encoder and decoder code as distributed through the opencore-amr project. In Unix package-manager terms it matters because it gives command-line and library users access to a widely used AAC implementation that originally arrived through the Android Open Source Project ecosystem rather than as a conventional desktop audio library.

Project history

The opencore-amr SourceForge project describes itself as audio codecs extracted from the Android Open Source Project and includes AMR, VisualOn AAC, and a modified Fraunhofer AAC decoder and encoder. The fdk-aac subproject changelog records an initial fdk-aac release with an autotools build system, VBR bitrate mode support, and an example encoder tool, followed by updates tracking Android-derived upstream source drops.

The project made a larger jump with the 2.0.0 release, where the changelog says the upstream source base moved to FDKv2 with new profiles and features plus numerous crash and fuzzing fixes. Later 2.0.x releases continued to focus on upstream refreshes, build-system maintenance, and hardening fixes.

Adoption history

The supplied package facts show fdk-aac packaged across Homebrew, Alpine, Debian/Ubuntu under aac-enc, and Nix. SourceForge file listings also show continued download activity for modern fdk-aac tarballs, so the project is not just archival source code; it remains a packaging target for audio stacks that need AAC encoding or decoding.

Because AAC patent and licensing history made AAC implementations unevenly available across distributions, fdk-aac became one of the names package maintainers and media users recognize when they need a specific AAC implementation rather than a generic codec wrapper.

How it is used

Homebrew exposes the aac-enc executable from this package. Typical users do not treat fdk-aac as an end-user media application; they install it as a codec library or small encoder utility used by audio conversion workflows and other media packages.

Why package nerds care

Package nerds care about fdk-aac because it sits at the intersection of Android source drops, codec licensing, and Unix media plumbing. It is the kind of package whose formula name, binary name, and distribution policy can differ by ecosystem, which makes accurate metadata valuable.

Timeline

  • 2012: fdk-aac 0.1.0 tarball published on SourceForge.
  • 2018: fdk-aac 2.0.0 released with the FDKv2 upstream source base.
  • 2023: fdk-aac 2.0.3 tarball published on SourceForge.

Related projects

  • opencore-amr hosts related Android-derived AMR codec code.
  • vo-aacenc and vo-amrwbenc are sibling codec repositories under the same SourceForge project.

security posture

Risk level: green

library-like package without higher-risk signals.

Risk classifier

green risk · low confidence · appliance

Why

  • library-like package without higher-risk signals

Signals

  • metadata:library-like

Install behavior

  • No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
  • Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 10 platform targets.

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executables

Installed executables

CommandKindExposureNote
aac-enccliglobal executable

freshness

Version and freshness

These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.

page generated2026-07-07
manager version2.0.3
manager updated
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected

https://sourceforge.net/projects/opencore-amr/

install metadata

Package metadata

Package keybrew:fdk-aac
Version2.0.3
Package managerHomebrew
Package manager pagehttps://formulae.brew.sh/formula/fdk-aac
Homepagehttps://sourceforge.net/projects/opencore-amr/
Repositoryhttps://sourceforge.net/p/opencore-amr/fdk-aac/ci/master/tree
Upstream docshttps://sourceforge.net/projects/opencore-amr
LicenseApache-2.0
Source archivehttps://downloads.sourceforge.net/project/opencore-amr/fdk-aac/fdk-aac-2.0.3.tar.gz
Bottleavailable (on arm64_linux, arm64_monterey, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, arm64_ventura, monterey, sonoma, ventura, x86_64_linux)
Homebrew post-installnot defined
Servicenone declared

registry facts

Source database details

Source DatabaseHomebrew formula API
Taphomebrew/core
Full Namefdk-aac
Version Scheme0
Revision0
Head VersionHEAD
Bottle Stable Root URLhttps://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core
Deprecatedno
Disabledno
Keg Onlyno
URL Keys
  • head
  • stable

source database matches

Other package-manager records

Matches are pulled from external package-manager indexes and kept separate from local Automic Vault package links.

Debian apt95%

aac-enc 2.0.3-1

Fraunhofer FDK AAC Codec Library - frontend binary

https://github.com/mstorsjo/fdk-aac

sudo apt install aac-enc
  • Section: non-free/sound
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: fdk-aac
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fdk Aac
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: aac-enc from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/non-free/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libfdk-aac-dev 2.0.3-1

Fraunhofer FDK AAC Codec Library - development files

https://github.com/mstorsjo/fdk-aac

sudo apt install libfdk-aac-dev
  • Section: non-free/libdevel
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: fdk-aac
  • 2 dependencies
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fdk Aac
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libfdk-aac-dev from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/non-free/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Debian apt95%

libfdk-aac2t64 2.0.3-1

Fraunhofer FDK AAC Codec Library - runtime files

https://github.com/mstorsjo/fdk-aac

sudo apt install libfdk-aac2t64
  • Section: non-free/libs
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: fdk-aac
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fdk Aac
Debian stable package indexes · deb.debian.org · Debian stable package indexes: libfdk-aac2t64 from https://deb.debian.org/debian/dists/stable/non-free/binary-amd64/Packages.xz
Nix95%

fdk_aac

nix profile install nixpkgs#fdk_aac
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fdk Aac
nixpkgs package indexes · api.github.com · nixpkgs package indexes: pkgs/by-name/fd/fdk_aac/package.nix from https://api.github.com/repos/NixOS/nixpkgs/git/trees/master?recursive=1
apk95%

fdk-aac 2.0.2-r4

Fraunhofer FDK AAC codec library

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wtaymans/fdk-aac-stripped

sudo apk add fdk-aac
  • License: FDK-AAC
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fdk-aac
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fdk Aac
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fdk-aac from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

fdk-aac-dev 2.0.2-r4

Fraunhofer FDK AAC codec library (development files)

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wtaymans/fdk-aac-stripped

sudo apk add fdk-aac-dev
  • License: FDK-AAC
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fdk-aac
  • 1 dependencies
  • 1 provides
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fdk Aac
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fdk-aac-dev from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
apk95%

fdk-aac-doc 2.0.2-r4

Fraunhofer FDK AAC codec library (documentation)

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wtaymans/fdk-aac-stripped

sudo apk add fdk-aac-doc
  • License: FDK-AAC
  • Architecture: x86_64
  • Source Package: fdk-aac
  • normalized package name match
  • Matched by: Fdk Aac
Alpine Linux edge package indexes · dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org · Alpine Linux edge package indexes: fdk-aac-doc from https://dl-cdn.alpinelinux.org/alpine/edge/community/x86_64/APKINDEX.tar.gz
Ubuntu apt92%

aac-enc 2.0.2-3~ubuntu4

Fraunhofer FDK AAC Codec Library - frontend binary

https://gitlab.freedesktop.org/wtaymans/fdk-aac-stripped

sudo apt install aac-enc
  • Section: universe/sound
  • Architecture: amd64
  • Source Package: fdk-aac-free
  • 2 dependencies
  • installed executable or alias match
  • Matched by: Aac Enc
Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes · archive.ubuntu.com · Ubuntu 24.04 LTS package indexes: aac-enc from https://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu/dists/noble/universe/binary-amd64/Packages.gz

package graph

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